Using social media and apps for active nonviolence and peacebuilding We recently celebrated the launch of a new digital incubator programme with our member Africa Reconciled (Goma, DR Congo). The programme will teach tech skills to young people in a collaborative way. Together they will learn how to use digital technologies, including social media and
Le français suit Feature image: A painting of Kinshasa by Malodi, photo by FredR via Flickr. (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) “There is a role for everyone to play in educating for peace, for reconciliation and for civic consciousness. It is a challenge for us all, because the Spirit of God must open our minds to a
In mid-April in Goma (DR Congo) there were major demonstrations by young people and the general population against the presence of United Nations peacekeepers who are seen as ineffective and unhelpful in preventing massacres by armed groups in the region. (Story continues below photos) As these demonstrations degenerated into violence for several days, Pax Christi
